CLI Commands

Complete reference for the c42 command-line interface.

`c42 add <path>`

Add a documentation source.

c42 add ./docs --name my-docs --priority 0.5

Flag	Description	Default
`--name`	Name for the source (required)	—
`--priority`	Priority weight (0.1–1.0)	`1.0`

Index all added sources. Chunks documents and creates local vector embeddings.

c42 index

Uses content-hash deduplication — safe to run multiple times without creating duplicates.

List all registered sources with their names, paths, and priorities.

c42 list

Remove a source by name.

c42 remove my-docs

Update the priority of an existing source.

c42 set-priority my-docs 0.8

Search indexed content from the command line.

c42 search "error handling patterns"

Start the MCP server. This is what Claude Desktop connects to.

c42 serve

Show indexing status and statistics.

c42 status

Show available commands and options.

c42 --help